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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees9757.630--Casey Stengel
Cleveland Indians8866.5719.0Al Lopez
Chicago White Sox8569.55212.0Marty Marion
Boston Red Sox8470.54513.0Pinky Higgins
Detroit Tigers8272.53215.0Bucky Harris
Baltimore Orioles6985.44828.0Paul Richards
Washington Senators I5995.38338.0Chuck Dressen
Kansas City Athletics52102.33845.0Lou Boudreau

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (.353)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (.479)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (.705)
At Bats:   Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox (649)
Runs:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (132)
Hits:   Harvey Kuenn - Detroit Tigers (196)
Doubles:   Jim Piersall - Boston Red Sox (40)
Triples:   Jim Lemon - Washington Senators I, Harry Simpson - Kansas City Athletics, Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox, Jackie Jensen - Boston Red Sox (11)
Home Runs:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (52)
Runs Batted In:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (130)
Total Bases:   Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees (376)
Walks:   Eddie Yost - Washington Senators I (151)
Strikeouts:   Jim Lemon - Washington Senators I (138)
Stolen Bases:   Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox (21)
Hit by Pitch:   Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox (23)

Wins:   Frank Lary - Detroit Tigers (21)
Losses:   Art Ditmar - Kansas City Athletics (22)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Whitey Ford - New York Yankees (2.47)
Games:   George Zuverink - Baltimore Orioles (62)
Complete Games:   Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians, Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox (21)
Shutouts:   Herb Score - Cleveland Indians (5)
Saves:   George Zuverink - Baltimore Orioles (16)
Innings Pitched:   Frank Lary - Detroit Tigers (294)
Walks:   Paul Foytack - Detroit Tigers (142)
Strikeouts:   Herb Score - Cleveland Indians (263)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Dick Donovan - Chicago White Sox (1.15)
Hits/9 Ip:   Herb Score - Cleveland Indians (5.85)
HR/9 Ip:   Bill Wight - Baltimore Orioles (0.36)
Walks/9 Ip:   Chuck Stobbs - Washington Senators I (2.03)
SO/9 Ip:   Herb Score - Cleveland Indians (9.49)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Baltimore Orioles901,201
Boston Red Sox1,137,158
Chicago White Sox1,000,090
Cleveland Indians865,467
Detroit Tigers1,051,182
Kansas City Athletics1,015,154
New York Yankees1,491,784
Washington Senators I431,647